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Back of House Restaurant Guide: Integrating FOH and BOH for Seamless Operations 

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Restaurant back-of-house operations form the backbone of a restaurant’s success. The back-of-house (or BOH) manages crucial elements that impact cost control and profitability. The back of the house supports the front of the house (FOH), enabling the customer-facing team to focus on serving a memorable experience.

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How Restaurants are Evolving Labor with Third-Party Delivery in 2021

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The restaurant industry will look back on 2020 as the spark that changed how it does business. The COVID-19 pandemic left dining rooms empty and accelerated the industry’s shift to third-party delivery services as a major revenue driver. Nearly 900 delivery-related roles have been created in the 9 months since March 2020.

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Front Of House (FOH) Vs. Back Of House (BOH): What’s The Difference?

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For a restaurant to run smoothly and efficiently, you should divide activities into two parts: front of house (FOH)/back of house (BOH). What Is Front Of House (FOH)? The difference between FOH (front of house)/BOH (back of house) is one of appearance and presentability. What Is Back Of House (BOH)?

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Food Delivery Ideas: How to Deliver Food While Maximizing Your Restaurant’s

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It’s seen in the data how quickly restaurants are flocking to takeout and delivery options to rebuild their revenue, with 43% more delivery-related roles being scheduled since the pandemic began. Delivery and takeout will continue to be important revenue streams for restaurants. How do you market food delivery and takeout?

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Coronavirus and Restaurants: A Year In Review

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Despite what the industry has been through, looking back can help us find ways to adapt today and prepare for the future. From then on, as we eased into lockdowns and got used to ordering in or eating outside, sales began a steady climb back up where they plateaued for the summer. Foot traffic disappeared overnight.

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How NYC Restaurants Can Thrive Through the Winter

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The traditional division of labor between the front of the house and back of the house is no more, and restaurant employees have taken up responsibilities this year that they never imagined. With indoor dining closed as per Governor Cuomo until further notice, outdoor dining has become a staple of dining out in New York City.

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How The Snug Took Control of Labor and Evolved Their Restaurant

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Outdoor dining One way they evolved their operations was by taking advantage of San Francisco’s new shared spaces program to extend their dining outdoors in order to keep revenue up. Delivery & takeout Initially, The Snug followed what many restaurants were doing by implementing their own takeout and delivery service.

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